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Dec 28, 2006 | 09:18 PM

CG 350Z

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2003 Z

Do any of you think that if I bought a used 2003 Z that the car would still be suffering from the tire feathering problem that the 2003 line was plagued with?

Dec 28, 2006 | 09:27 PM

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It depends. Does that answer your question?

If the 03 never had a problem to begin with, then there will be no problem. If it did have a problem and it was fixed by Nissan then there should be no problem. So, it depends.

Dec 28, 2006 | 09:33 PM

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It depends. Does that answer your question?

If the 03 never had a problem to begin with, then there will be no problem. If it did have a problem and it was fixed by Nissan then there should be no problem. So, it depends.

Not exactly. There is no fix for the feathering. They only band-aid it by doing an alignment and replacing tires. After the replacement time/miles are up its all out of pocket. I had feathering 3 times and it kept coming back. One of the reasons why I sold the thing.

Dec 29, 2006 | 11:20 AM

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Read and make up your mind: https://my350z.com/forum/maintenance-and-repair/15758-tire-feathering-fyi.html

Jan 2, 2007 | 04:35 PM

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So, I clicked on the link above and the thread is over a hundred pages. I'm just gonna ask...what is feathering and what kind of problems does it cause? Was it fixed after the 03 model year?

Jan 2, 2007 | 05:35 PM

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Was it fixed after the 03 model year?

No. The rest is easy enough to research.

Jan 2, 2007 | 06:02 PM

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Not all 03's have feathering. I'm almost at 30k now with no signs at all.

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Jan 2, 2007 | 06:50 PM

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So, I clicked on the link above and the thread is over a hundred pages. I'm just gonna ask...what is feathering and what kind of problems does it cause? Was it fixed after the 03 model year?

Feathering is an unusual wear pattern on the inside front tires. From this photo you can see the high and low blocks. Its not a safety concern, but makes a horrible roar when driving. Some drivers has been successful with a fix. Some have not.